Violence Against Women Migrant Workers - Report of the Secretary-General Delivered to the General Assembly

This report focuses on violence against female migrant workers. It describes the international legal framework, and measures taken by States and within the United Nations system to implement the UN General Assembly resolution requiring governments to address violence against migrant women workers. The report finds that the development of laws and policy has focused on gender equality, violence against women and worker's rights as opposed to targeting female migrant workers. It offers recommendations to ameliorate this approach, encouraging States to ensure their legislation effectively protects the human rights and comprehensively addresses violence against both documented and undocumented migrant workers The report also calls for mechanisms to be put in place to assess the effectiveness of relevant legislation.